Panna Pramukh

What is the ultimate grassroots strength behind Indian politics? How does the BJP assess its ground-level position even before election results are announced? How does an organizational system identify signals of victory or defeat even before exit polls? Panna Pramukh: From Booth to Victory explores the grassroots organizational system built around Panna Pramukhs and Panna Samitis. The book explains how a responsibility that begins with a single page of the electoral roll extends to families, booths and the wider organization, and how sustained voter contact can become a source of electoral strength. From experiments in Gujarat to its expansion across different parts of India, the book examines the thinking, structure and working style behind this organizational model. Where does the real preparation for an election actually begin? This book explores the answer. Yajuvendra Dubey is a journalist, writer, and social-political worker with extensive experience in grassroots organization and public life. He began his public journey through student politics at the University of Allahabad and later became actively involved in social and organizational activities in Surat. Since 2004, he has been associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party organization, gaining close experience of booth-level work, Panna Pramukh and worker-based organizational structures. He studied at Nagrik Inter College, Janghai, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, and served as the student editor of the college magazine ‘Jagriti’. He was also associated with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad at the University of Allahabad and contested the student union election. After working with leading newspapers in Uttar Pradesh, he founded Surat Darpan, a Hindi daily in Surat, where he serves as Editor. He has also served as a former municipal corporator and has organizational experience in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including Panna Pramukh and Page Committee responsibilities. He is associated with several social and religious initiatives. Read more